Avast ye mateys! Every September 19th is "International Talk Like a Pirate Day" and to celebrate, the pirate duo The Rambling Sailors will perform traditional and modern sea shanties and ballads of the sea at 2PM in the lower level of the Louis Stokes Wing. There will be pirate activities for the kids and refreshments. Make sure you dress and talk like a pirate! This event is free and open to all ages. So weigh anchor, hoist the mizzen, and bring the lads and lassies to the Main Library Louis Stokes Wing on Saturday, September 19^th, 2009 at 2PM to enjoy an afternoon of maritime fun. Aaarrrrrrr!

Be sure to check out these pirate-themed book titles! 

Blackbeard's Last Fight by Eric Kimmel and illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs by Giles Andreae and Russeell Ayto
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs Missing Treasure by Giles Andreae and Russeell Ayto
I Love My Pirate Papa by Laura Leuck and illustrated by Kyle M. Stone
Olive's Pirate Party by Roberta Baker and illustrated by Debbie Tilley Little
Pirate Treasure Hunt! by Jan Peck and illustrated by Adrian Tans
Pirates by C. Drew Lamm and illustrated by Stacey Schuett
Pirates (Amazing history) by Neil Morris
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sober and illustrated by Henry Cole 
Women pirates: Eight Stories of Adventure by Myra Weatherly